Caste, Democratic Politics & Nation Building at IGNOU, Maidan Garhi > 10th & 11th March 2011

Time : 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

Entry : Free

Place : Convention Centre, Indira Gandhi National Open University ( IGNOU ), Main Campus, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110068

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Event Details : Caste, Democratic Politics and Nation Building.
Schedule : 
10th March : 
10 am - 11:00 am
Inaugural Session
Welcome Address : Dr. Nandini Sinha Kapur
Inauguration : Prof.V.N.Rajashekharan Pillai, VC, IGNOU
Introductory Remarks : Prof Vijay Kapur, Adviser to VC on Special Projects
Director’s Comments : Prof. Velayutham Saravanan
Inaugural Address : Prof. Gopal Guru, Centre for Political Studies, JNU
Chief Guest : Mr. B.S. Baswan, IAS, Former Secretary, Ministries of Social Justice,
Tribal Affairs and Human Resource Development
Vote of Thanks : Dr. Subhakanta Mohapatra
Tea Break : 11.00-11.15 A.M.
Session 1 (11:15 am - 1:30 pm) :
Caste, Democratic Politics: Past and Present
Chair Prof. R.S.Mann
Prof. Kumkum Roy Exploring Perception of Caste
Prof. Susan Visvanathan Question for Integration of Children of Local Community into Neighourhood Schools
Prof. Bhairabi Prasad Sahu Past in the Present: The Case of Oriya Society
Dr. Christry Carmel Mediating/Constituting Sexuality and Caste
Dr. Narender Kumar Interweaving Caste and Democratic Politics
Bahujan Samaj Party’s Itinerary towards Sarvjan Discussants: Prof. Gail Omvedt and
Dr. Nilika Mehrotra
Rapporteurs: Mridusmita /Anirban/Jyoti
Lunch Break 1.30 -2.30 P.M.
Session 2 (2:30pm-6pm) :
Caste and Identities Chair : Prof. Surinder S. Jodhka
Prof. Surinder S. Jodhka Caste and Religious Identity: An Overview
Prof. Debal K. Singharoy Caste, Identity and Social Movement
Dr Mujibur Rahman Iron caste rule and Muslim Politics
Dr .Gurram Srinivas Dalit and the Religion: Past and Present
Discussants: Prof. Velayutham Saravanan Prof.S.M.Pattnaik & Prof.Salil Mishra
Rapporteurs: Beauty/ Feroz/Jyoti
11th March : 
Session 3 ( 10am-12pm) :
Inclusive Politics and Caste,
Chair: Prof.Gail Omvedt
Prof. Gail Omvedt Caste and Identities “Ambedkar’s Theory of Caste”
Dr. Nandini Sahu Depiction of Caste and its Politics in Modern Indian English Literature:
A Study of Mulk Raj Anand’s ‘Untouchable’ and ‘Coolie’
Prof. Savita Singh India’s Democratic Experience: A Theoretical Framewok
Dr. C.P. Vinod Politics of Reciprocity and the Breaking of Silences:
An Ethnographic Inquiry into the Communities (Castes) in the Making of Local
Democracy in Highland Region of Kerala, India
Dr. Parmod Kumar
Discussant: Prof. Debal K Singharoy
Rapporteurs: Sanghamitra/ Amerdeep/ Vani
Ambedkarian Perspective and
Related Issues
"Caste, Literature and the Representation of Margins: Case Study of Laxman
Gaikwad’s the Branded"

Sponsored by : ICSSR, New Delhi, Orient Blackswan, New Delhi

Organised by : School of Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Studies, IGNOU, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi.

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